by Allandale Reporter | May 29, 2009 | Neighborhood Safety and Crime |
District Representatives Officer Kelly LaHood and Troy Schouest attended the Allandale Neighborhood Association's meeting last night to talk with residents about recent crime in the area and what is being done about it. Allandale is now a "hot spot" meaning the number of burglary of vehicles and burglary of residences in the area has risen to the point to where the Austin Police Department is spending more time patrolling the area. There have been 19 burglary of vehicles and 19 burglary of residences in the last month. Yesterday there was a burglary of residence reported on Carleen Dr.
Officer Kelly LaHood explained to the 30-plus residents in attendance there is only so much APD can do in the area and it is important the neighborhood work together and with APD in addressing the problem. She complimented Laura DiCarlo's efforts in organizing the block captain network and in coordinating neighborhood safety efforts in Allandale. In fact, she said, Hyde Park was the only other central city neighborhood that was as active when it comes to neighborhood safety.
by Allandale Reporter | May 25, 2009 | ANA Matters |
The next ANA EC Meeting is this Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Ralph Yarborough Library, 2200 Hancock Dr. 6:30 – 8:30. The meeting is open to the public. All Allandale residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Agenda: Convene 6:30PM Read minutes...
by Allandale Reporter | May 24, 2009 | Neighborhood Safety and Crime |
Burglaries are up significantly in Allandale over last year. Comparing same period this year with last and you can see the number of homes that have been robbed has more than doubled. The number of burglary of vehicles has increased dramatically as well.
Comparison of Selected Crimes in Allandale
01/01/08 – 05/24/08 compared to 01/01/09 – 05/24/09.
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Crime
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2008
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2009
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Change
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BURGLARY OF RESIDENCE
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16
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44
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28
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BURGLARY OF VEH
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67
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89
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22
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Source: APD Crime Viewer:
http://coagis1.ci.austin.tx.us/website/CrimeViewer/viewer.htm
Below is a note from Laura DiCarlo, Allandale's Safety Coordinator, about this week's meeting with a representative from the Austin Police Department.
This Thursday at 7:15pm at Yarbrough Library (2200 Hancock Dr.) Allandale District Representative Kelly LaHood will meet with all interested about recent crimes in our area. Officer LaHood will speak about crime prevention tips, trends APD is seeing, field questions, etc. For questions regarding this seminar or if you are interested in becoming a block captain, please contact me at 323-6929 or lhdicarlo@yahoo.com.
Thanks,
Laura DiCarlo
by Allandale Reporter | May 19, 2009 | Gullett/Lamar/McCallum School Info |
If some of you were wondering why all of the excitement at the pony league fields last Thursday night, it was because McCallum was playing the first game in its playoff series with Hutto and Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epsteinwas in the stands watching....
by Allandale Reporter | May 10, 2009 | From the City of Austin |
Get ready to join others this Friday for Bike to Work day. May is bike month and every year they designate a Friday in the month as bike to work day to encourage people to use their bike for transportation. The Austin Cycling Association is coordinating a series of...
by Allandale Reporter | May 10, 2009 | Neighbohood News |
Allandale followed the rest of the city in its selection of candidates for mayor and city council in Saturday's election. The three precincts in Allandale voted better than 50% for Lee Leffingwell as mayor. Citywide, Lee Leffingwell received 47% of the vote and...
by Allandale Reporter | May 6, 2009 | Other |
By Constable Bruce Elfant
The 2008 elections turned out to be a tale of two cities; record high turnouts for the presidential primaries and the general election, but record low voter turnouts for the city elections where more than 90% of voters stayed home. Certainly the presidential election was important and more than 130 million voters set a new direction for our nation. However, city elections also matter. When I came to Austin in the 1970s voter turnout in local elections occasionally exceeded 40%. It has steadily declined to where less than 10% of voters skewed in certain parts of town now determine the outcome of city elections.
by Allandale Reporter | May 6, 2009 | Neighborhood Safety and Crime |
Initiated in 1995, the Disabled Parking Enforcement Program is run by citizen volunteers. Citizen volunteers must be Travis County residents at least 18 years of age, have no criminal record and complete a 4-hour state mandated training class. If you would like to help make our public spaces more accessible for all people regardless of physical ability, then this might be for you. We are looking for active people who are often out and about, and while running errands, for example, will be able to issue tickets to disabled parking violators on a consistent basis.
by Allandale Reporter | May 5, 2009 | From the City of Austin |
Here is how you can make a difference, vote in the upcoming city council election. Election day is Saturday, May 9. Voters will be selecting the Mayor and City Council Members to Places 1, 2, 5 and 6. Allandale came out big and bold in the presidential election. The...
District Representatives Officer Kelly LaHood and Troy Schouest attended the Allandale Neighborhood Association's meeting last night to talk with residents about recent crime in the area and what is being done about it. Allandale is now a "hot spot" meaning the number of burglary of vehicles and burglary of residences in the area has risen to the point to where the Austin Police Department is spending more time patrolling the area. There have been 19 burglary of vehicles and 19 burglary of residences in the last month. Yesterday there was a burglary of residence reported on Carleen Dr.